HSTA searches for deputy executive director, chief negotiator
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is seeking applicants for two management-level positions: deputy executive director and chief negotiator.
Join Labor Day weekend rallies across Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association encourages its members, their ʻohana, friends, and allies to participate in peaceful Labor Day weekend rallies taking place across the state during the Labor Day weekend.
Resources to raise awareness about immigration, Medicaid cuts
Amid federal policies and actions aimed at threatening freedoms, undermining justice, and making critical funding cuts, the National Education Association (NEA) is calling on members and the greater community to push back.
Under a cloud of budget uncertainty, HSTA achieves legislative wins
Despite financial uncertainty at the federal level, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is happy to report that, through persistent effort and your collective voice, we have achieved some very important wins for our members, students, and the future of public education in our state.
Coalition sues Trump administration over dismantling of U.S. Department of Education
Advocacy groups representing educators, civil rights organizations, and families have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that such actions exceed executive authority and put millions of vulnerable students at risk. The lawsuit contends that eliminating the department would strip critical funding, undermine civil rights protections, and jeopardize access to education for students with disabilities, low-income families, and other marginalized groups.
HSTA leaders join protest against education cuts at the U.S. Capitol
HSTA leaders joined hundreds of educators, parents, students, and elected officials at a rally Wednesday afternoon to lobby members of Congress and stand up for students by fighting against the effort to dismantle the Department of Education, pass universal vouchers and cut vital services Hawaiʻi students depend on in their public schools.
HSTA welcomes veteran educator, HSTA leader as newest Leeward Chapter UniServ Director
After over three decades as a Hawaiʻi public school educator and Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association leader, Dana Shishido joined the union as its newest UniServ Director for Oʻahu’s Leeward Chapter.
Measure to appoint nonvoting teacher member to BOE passes House Education Committee
The Hawaiʻi State House of Education Committee advanced Tuesday a measure that would allow a nonvoting public school teacher member on the Hawaiʻi Board of Education.
Gov. Ige releases $185 million toward Hawaii public school improvements
Gov. David Ige released $365 million in funding for capital improvement projects on Nov. 2, including funding for Hawaiʻi public school projects including building upgrades, new classrooms, and ADA compliance.
Honolulu mayor: ‘If I had my way, I’d close all schools for two weeks’
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Wednesday that he wanted to include public schools in the “Stay-at-Home, Work-at-Home” order that goes into effect on Oahu at midnight, but Gov. David Ige asked that public schools and University of Hawaii campuses remain open.